Trends & Business

Researchers from the newly formed Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund embark on krill-based research initiatives that will further strengthen sustainable management of the fishery and the omega-3 ingredients industry as a whole.

“Food explorers” open up opportunities in the health and wellness market for entrepreneurs and startups, but do the opportunities outweigh the challenges?

What makes a supplement genuinely “whole food”? And why is this category growing twice as fast as traditional supplements?

Ever multifunctional, fiber has found its sweet spot.

Healthy interest is driving M&A activity for dietary supplements and food.

The site says its bidding service will allow U.S. companies to easily connect with overseas raw material suppliers without having to rely on a middleman.

The U.S. and European omega-3 markets decreased in value between 2013 and 2014, while the Asia-Pacific and South American markets grew.

Relizorb, a “first-of-its kind digestive enzyme cartridge designed to mimic the normal pancreatic function,” recently received FDA approval.

Innophos recently signed an exclusive agreement with Japan-based Theravalues Corporation to distribute its ingredients in the United States.

Pea, pulse, algae, and hemp proteins were identified as some of the proteins most likely to have increased usage in a new survey of technical staffers in the food industry.

The U.S. food and beverage market accounted for 43% of global launches using GMO-free claims in the 12 months before July 2015, according to Innova Market Insights.

Distributor Azelis will bring Nutress’s chlorella ingredients, including frozen (IQF) ingredients, dried flakes, dried sheets, and powders, to the food and beverage, health, and pet food industries.

The new KD-Kap omega-3 is “protected from oxidation and easily mixable in water,” according to KD Omega Health partners KD Pharma and nanoSaar.

Learn how resourceful firms are repurposing ingredient by-product for the utmost in sustainability, convenience, and profitability.

Enzymotec says its low-sodium K-REAL krill oil now meets the criteria for a blood pressure health claim in Europe.

The additional patent protection covers specific ratios of Reb D blends with all sweeteners, not just steviol glycosides.

As part of the agreement, Naturex is licensing the right to utilize a proprietary European Union-approved health claim for this ingredient.

“These healthier algae products have tremendous potential to make a positive impact in nutrition and functionality for our customers around the globe,” said Bunge’s CEO Soren Schroder.

The settlement ends a years-long, billion-dollar battle around the branding of high fructose corn syrup as “corn sugar.”

An update on three of the original blockbuster superfruits: acai, gogi, and pomegranate.

Five acacia ingredients from Nexira’s Fibregum and Instantgum range have now received Non-GMO Project Verified status.

Wellmune is used in both food and supplement products.

Lycored says its new tomato ingredient is the “perfect replacement for tomato paste.”

The class-action lawsuit alleges Cheerios Protein is “falsely and misleadingly marketed.”

The announcement may be a sign that FDA is inching closer to establishing a formal definition of what "natural" means on food labeling.

More than half of U.S. adults conflate the two terms and 36% believe there is no difference at all, suggests a new study.

Solasta is the first commercial algae-based ingredient from Solix, a company that began in algae-based biofuels.

What firms must know in terms of specifications, verification, and validation